TABLE-US chain store sales rose 1.6 pct last week-ICSC

NEW YORK, June 30 (Reuters) - The International Council of
Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs on Tuesday released the
following seasonally adjusted weekly data on U.S. chain store
retail sales.
WEEK ENDING INDEX 1977=100 YEAR/YEAR CHANGE WEEKLY CHANGE

(percent) (percent)
June 27 493.4 0.6 1.6
June 20 485.5 -0.9 0.0
June 13 485.6 -1.5 -0.6
June 06 488.6 -0.8 0.2

ICSC Research expects same-store sales for June, less
Wal-Mart, to be down by about 5 percent.

The ICSC weekly U.S. retail chain store sales index is a
joint publication between ICSC and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. It
measures nominal same-store sales, excluding restaurant and
vehicle demand, and represents about 75 retail chain stores.